Lily Yip, who entered the music scene for 55 years, became famous in 1980 with the song "Shanghai Bund", which became popular in the Chinese community around the world. She also received millions of Hong Kong dollars in the past 44 years because of the 50-year copyright.
She revealed that she has become rich and free. At her peak, she owned 16 properties around the world. Therefore, in recent years, she has been pampered and pursued a plain and comfortable life. She is the only one who works day and night for Hong Kong's top boy band Mirror. She feels hard because she has also done it involuntarily. 5 years of "work slavery".
Ye Liyi participated in TVB's "Shengbao Night" singing competition and won the championship in 1969. More than a week later, her mentor Gu Jiahui invited her to sing an advertising song. She then met Huang Zhan, a "famous person in the advertising industry", and transformed into a "three-person group". Many good works.
Gu Jiahui and Huang Zhan jointly created many golden songs
Speaking of the famous song "Shanghai Bund", Ye Liyi said that before TVB finalized the filming of the series in 1979, she had been appointed to sing the theme song, and Gu Jiahui customized it according to her vocal range: "At that time, no one could have imagined that this song would become a hit, so I was really lucky. This song brought me many pots of gold. The most unforgettable thing I received was the first check. The money was so big that it was enough to buy a building. , the record company also asked me, "Do you want to go to Switzerland to collect money?" It turns out that the tax in Switzerland is cheaper. "
"Shanghai on the Beach" starring Chow Yun-fat and Zhao Yazhi became popular in the Chinese area.
In addition to the initial wealth, "Shanghai on the Beach" The long tail effect is also beyond imagination. Ye Liyi continued: "It's not just that, because I was an EMI singer at the time, multinational companies can collect royalties for traditional songs for 50 years. Even now that Universal Music has merged with EMI, I receive two checks every year. There is profit from any mixed disc, plus the mainland music download app has collected millions over the years, and there are still 6 years to collect, so this account is very difficult to calculate.”
In addition, she also He revealed that the Taiwanese salary for singing in Singapore nightclubs was so high at the time. He could earn more than 200,000 slopes for singing twice a night, which was enough to buy a local residence at that time: "So at the peak, I was in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and other regions. There are 16 properties in total, some of which are detached houses. Even Luo Wen called me an 'international rent collector'. In recent years, my husband re-planned the best way to retire, and finally retained 6 properties, including two in Hong Kong, including the first home. The 1,000-square-foot unit in the middle of the mountain is now rented out for tens of thousands of dollars. The monthly rent will be used to cover the miscellaneous expenses of another house. Golf membership fees and Jockey Club memberships are all expensive, haha! "
laughed at Ye Liyi who was accused of being a rich woman! Said: "I am financially stable and don't have to worry about retirement. In fact, I don't have luxury and don't like famous brands. The only thing I use the most is to buy air tickets. I usually work so hard, so I will not treat myself badly when I travel. I will always sit in the front when I get on the plane. There is no first class seat." Business; the food in first class is better and the seats are more comfortable. My husband and I are so old that we sleep more comfortably with our legs stretched out. We watch a movie for two hours and then go for a walk. I took my 16-year-old granddaughter with me before. I always sit in the front when I go out, and I can’t take the money with me anyway.”
Ye Liyi, who has suffered from breast cancer, pays great attention to health. In addition to taking blood tests every six months, she also does yoga and rides a bicycle. Will
retire? She frankly said that she would fade away if no one found her: "It's so fun to stay at home with my grandson every day and play golf. I enjoy being a housewife, especially because my grandson and myself are sick and have to work less." The first generation, named Feng Yunqian, Tu Yulin and Wang Zixuan, saying that they are talented, and praised the boy band Mirror for being so successful. However, seeing them working day and night, I also recalled that after singing "Shanghai Beach", I had been doing "Shanghai Beach" for 5 years. Work Slave”.
She said: "At that time, I seized the opportunity to accept everything. I was paralyzed and suffered from stomachache. I was completely devastated."
Therefore, she also spoke out for Mirror: "They still have to dance, I feel for them. It's hard work. If you really care about them, you have to consider it. If you keep consuming it like this, you will run out of fun soon.”
Finally, she also gave a message to newcomers to establish their own personal singing style so that their development will last.
